title: Climbing plants: attachment and the ascent for light.
abstract: How do vines climb upward and harvest sunlight? A detailed study of one species (Galium aparine L.) shows that leaf hairs (trichomes) provide one solution that solves both tasks simultaneously.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA. kjn2@cornell.edu
authors.forename: Karl J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Niklas
mesh_terms: D032061:Galium / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development*; D008027:Light; D009068:Movement; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*